According to the International Lesbian and Gay Association, consensual sodomy in Dubai is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, although punishment can be more severe if defendants are charged under Islamic marriage problems law, rather than under the secular penal code. Hormone treatments are used in an attempt to “cure” gay men and turn them straight. The same is in Egypt, where once famously arrested more than a dozen gay men attending a boat party, a move that led to international condemnation and criticism from the European Union.

A Few Questions On Speedy Plans For Gay Marriage